The beginnings of 'Flatso'

More monsters...

This is the beginning of Flatso ~~~


He is flat and can come out from behind a chest of drawers or lie under the rug or even behind a poster tacked on the wall. I first think of him rectanglelor but then again maybe he's as flat as a pancake and purple in color. He is the first monster from the pages of "What Kind of Monster?" that I am going to explore...I think I got most of my just to doodle monsters out of my system.

P.S. With that mustache he kinda looks like he's in a mariachi band...maybe his body or hands need to be the shape of a mariachi guitar???

Frightening doodles

More monsters from my sketchbook. I have been doing other projects and attending my high school reunion in the last few weeks. So I am now back on track with the monster scribbles again.

Rhino monster shark on wheels...what?


Something frightening after a few beers with my cousin...it's his "Fu Man Chu" coming out of the other dudes forehead.


A parade of cute monsters.


Some character development of the main kid character of the book.



Ummm...cause green doodle birds are funny.



The last two were drawn in green in honor of St. Patty's Day.

Little Monsters con't....

Another addition to my growing monster collection.

Little Monsters...made of ticky~tac

Beginning sketches for a childrens' book about monsters and crushes. A couple of weeks ago Karl Backus of Blue Horse & Trumpet Advertising, Public Relations & Design contacted me through my LinkedIn account. We are both alumni of Portfolio Center in Atlanta and he wanted to broaden his San Diego network. I had lunch with him and his wife Summer at their office. I had a great time there and talked with them for hours. At the end of the lunch Karl approached me with his wonderful book idea for kids. It's about monsters ~ which isn't a subject I draw a lot ~ and asked me to be the illustrator. I am honored and have decided to try to sketch one a day to get the right character for each of his monsters. Then he will have some characters and a look that he can take with him when shopping around for publishers.

As always I would love to hear some feedback.